_God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods._ THE SUPREMACY OF GOD I. As rebuking unjust rulers. “How long will ye judge unjustly?” Here is a common crime. Human rulers, alas! through all times and the world over, have been prone to judge unjustly and to “accept the... [ Continue Reading ]
_How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?_ MAGISTRATES REBUKED FOR UNJUST JUDGMENT 1. The sin reproved in general, and that is unjust judgment,--a sin most peculiar to judges. To be covetous, envious, passionate, and proud, is evil; but to judge unjustly, to justify t... [ Continue Reading ]
_Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy._ THE MAGISTRATE’S DUTY This counsel of God, saith Luther, is worthy to be written in letters of gold on the walls of all judicatories. It may fitly be termed God’s charge to magistrates. As if the Lord had said, This is your m... [ Continue Reading ]
_All the foundations of the earth are out of course, _ THE RADICAL WRONGNESS OF THE WORLD I. The foundation of mauve individual character is “out of course.” The true foundation of man’s character implies the supremacy of the Divine over the human, the spiritual over the carnal. Instead of this, t... [ Continue Reading ]
_I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High._ HUMAN RULERS I. Their official greatness. 1. They are here called gods. “Ye are gods.” In what sense are they gods? (1) Not in the sense of mental superiority. There are some men, it is true, so far superior in mind to the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Arise, O God, judge the earth: for Thou shalt inherit all nations._ THE TRUE HOPE OF THE WORLD This cry is-- I. One of the deepest cries of universal man. This cry, in some form or other, goes up to Heaven in every language udder the sky. “Arise, O God.” “There is no hope but in Thee, Thine arm... [ Continue Reading ]